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  <dc:title>Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Minutes of meetings of the Philosophical Society of Dublin held between 4 to 25 May 1685
Matters discussed:
- presentation of a stone found in the middle of a limestone from West Meath
- a dissection of Siamese twins, an account of a 'monster' chicken and a description of a patient with a strong pulse by Dr Mullen 
- barometric readings
- Mr Molyneux's description of a weather clock
- Dr Willoughby's account of hermaphrodites
- a  method of discovering the distances of the moon and sun from the earth by Mr Aland
Ashe adds a note saying he presumed that Molyneux had already passed on this information to the Royal Society. Addressee is unidentified
Read to the Royal Society on 24 June 1685</dc:description>
  <dc:date>30 May 1685</dc:date>
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